THE PRESIDENT'S PRIORITIES ARE NOT IN ORDER — The president gave the White House press corps a chance to ask him questions today in what was purported to be the wrap-up press conference of his first term. — The president gave the White House press corps its 37th chance to ask …

How To Lose At American Politics — No doubt thanks to my timely intervention in the great $1 trillion coin debate, the Treasury Department explicitly rejected the possibility that the White House would mint a platinum “solution” to the debt ceiling debate this weekend.

Full Transcript of President Obama's Press Conference — The following is the complete transcript of President Obama's press conference on Monday in Washington. (Transcript courtesy of Federal News Service.) — PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Please, have a seat, everybody. Good morning.

Civil War's A-Brewin' — A pretty, young, auburn-haired woman - mid-20s - drove down a lonely country road somewhere in Oklahoma. Appearing in her rearview mirror, at the back windshield, were two menacing orbs of light floating amid ashen dusk. The guttural roar of a souped-up big block shook …

Legal Case Strained Troubled Web Activist — Just days before he hanged himself, Internet activist Aaron Swartz's hopes for a deal with federal prosecutors fell apart. — Two years ago, the advocate for free information online, who was known to have suffered from depression …

Dell Said to Be in Buyout Talks With Private-Equity Firms — Dell Inc. (DELL), the personal-computer maker that lost almost a third of its value last year, is in buyout talks with private-equity firms, two people with knowledge of the matter said. — Round Rock, Texas-based Dell is discussing …

SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT — The New Year's Day vote in Congress that brought a temporary truce to the fiscal wars showed the Republicans to be far more divided than the Democrats, and the division broke along regional lines. House Republicans from the Far West and from the Northeast favored …

Jenny Sanford to skip race for Congress … Former South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford said Monday she will not run for Congress. — Sanford, who has four sons with ex-governor Mark Sanford, said her family comes first. She also took a swipe at the Republican-controlled House.

Jodie Foster Stops Lying — Full transcript here. Her date last night, believe it or not, was wife-abusing, homophobic anti-Semite, Mel Gibson. Would you entrust your young sons to a man with Gibson's violent and vile history? A highlight of her narcissistic, self-loving speech:

California boy, 12, convicted of neo-Nazi dad's murder — (Reuters) - A California boy, now 12, was convicted of second-degree murder on Monday for shooting dead his neo-Nazi father, following a juvenile trial that centered on allegations of abuse and the young defendant's grasp of right and wrong.

“Liberty-Driven” Fortress Community Being Planned In Idaho — A group of self-appointed “patriots” are moving forward with an idea for a planned community of several thousand families of “patriotic Americans” in Idaho, a project named The Citadel, envisioned as a “martial endeavor designed …

SCOTUS won't disturb GOP voter fraud decree — The Supreme Court on Monday declined the Republican National Committee's request to lift a three-decade-old court order that limits the national GOP's ability to challenge voters' eligibility at the polls. — The case, Republican National …

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